ESTOOLS - Advances with human embryonic stem cells -
Sofia Stem Cells Open Symposium
Sofia, Bulgaria
12:30 Saturday 14 November 2009
Venue: Faculty of Biology, Sofia University - Free entry
Let's learn:
What are stem cells?
Where do they come from?
What are their applications?
Why are they ethically controversial?
What is going on abroad and in Bulgaria?
lectures in Bulgarian, in an accessible language, given by professionals
Specialised keynote lecture - in English (following public talks):
‘Embryonic Stem Cell Engineering - Future Applications in Biology and Medicine'
Dr Andrew J.H. Smith
(Institute for Stem Cell Research, University of Edinburgh, Scotland)
The symposium will consist of a series of talks by professionals, for the public and for scientists.
The Symposium will not tell you what to think, but provide you with up-to-date information and let you consider the facts and form your opinion on this rapidly advancing scientific field. Let's be informed!
Click to go to the programme page
Workshop 3: Ethical Aspects of Stem Cell Research in Europe
19-20 April 2007, Berlin
In the week following this Symposium will take place another in the series of ESTOOLS T.E.L.E.S.C.O.P.E. events. It will link students at the First English Language School in Sofia (FELS) with Liberton High School in Edinburgh.
Any questions?
Are you a first-time visitor to this website? click on more information next to each item below for a quick introduction (the information will open in a new window):
- Information about the speakers and organisers- more information
- What is the ESTOOLS consortium? more information
- What is T.E.L.E.S.C.O.P.E.? more information
- What are the other social initiatives of ESTOOLS? more information
Do you have a question...
about the overall organisation? contact Andrew Smith or Veronika Ganeva
from the media? contact Veronika Ganeva or Nelly Petrova
how to attend the event? go to registration webpage
information about ESTOOLS? contact Andrew Smith
Organisers & Speakers
Miss Veronika Ganeva
PhD student in stem cell and developmental biology
University of Edinburgh
Hugh Robson Building, George Square
EH8 9XD Edinburgh, UK
Email: veronika.ganeva@gmail.com
Mr. Andrew J.T. Smith
ESTOOLS Project Manager
c227 Alfred Denny Building, BMS / University of Sheffield
Western Bank, S10 2TN Sheffield, UK
Email: asmith@estools.eu
Prof. Roumen Pankov
Professor of Cell Biology
Sofia University - Faculty of Biology
8 Dragan Tsankov, 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
Email: rpankov@biofac.uni-sofia.bg
About Prof. Pankov (in English)
Mrs Valentina Milchina
Biology teacher - First English Language School
60 Dondukov Blvd, Sofia, Bulgaria
Email: vmilchina@abv.bg
About Mrs Milchina (in Bulgarian)
Mrs Nelly Petrova
Principal - First English Language School
60 Dondukov Blvd, Sofia, Bulgaria
Email: aeg1@abv.bg
Dr. Andrew J.H. Smith
Principal Investigator - University of Edinburgh
Institute for Stem Cell Research
The Roger Land Building, King's Buildings
West Mains Road, EH9 3JQ Edinburgh, UK
Email: Andrew.Smith@ed.ac.uk
Selected publications
Research group information
Mrs Kristina Hug
PhD student and magister in the Department of Medical Ethics
University of Lund, Klinikgatan 28 C, Lund. Sweden
email Kristina.Hug@med.lu.se
about Kristina Hug (in English)
ESTOOLS are available to answer your questions. Please don't hesitate to contact us on the details below:
E-mail us: info@estools.eu
Call us: +44(0)1142221083
